[meteorite-list] NWA 3159 - Vesicular, plutonic eucrite with (pre-)terrestrial crystals?

Hello Greg, List, and Eucrite Buffs, I recently bought Greg's last piece of NWA 3159, a 10.7-gram individual. This is no.3 in my collection because there are already two breathtaking cut slices clearly showing the two distinct lithologies: 1. the black, shock-melted, vesicular areas 2. the "norma

[meteorite-list] NWA 3159 - Vesicular, plutonic eucrite with (pre-)terrestrial crystals?

Hi, My Mt. Taz definitely has euhedral crystals in the vesicles - unfortunately, my binocular microscope only magnifies to about x35 or so and they are very small (very sub-mm ) but become apparent when the specimen is tilted and the light glints off the faces. The structure is typically pyritohe

[meteorite-list] NWA 3159 - Vesicular, plutonic eucrite with (pre-)terrestrial crystals?

Zélimir wrote: "Gary, many thanks for the URL. Breathtaking photos indeed." Yep. Thank you very much, Gary, for posting the pictures! Zélimir: "the aggregate ... a simple sand grain embedded into the vesicle." I am also leaning towards a terrestrial provenance - like Ingo and Zélimir. By the way

Re: [meteorite-list] NWA 3159 - Vesicular, plutonic eucrite with (pre-)terrestrial crystals?

Bernd, They are awesome photos. I urge everyone to take a look. They are full size images at the following URLs; http://www.meteorite-dealers.com/images/NWA3159CRYSTALx16-01.jpg http://www.meteorite-dealers.com/images/NWA3159CRYSTALx32-01.jpg Gary http://www.meteorite-dealers.com On 13 Jan

Re: [meteorite-list] NWA 3159 - Vesicular, plutonic eucrite with (pre-)terrestrial crystals?

There is now a page online with photos, Bernd's comments and links to the larger photos. The URL is; http://www.meteorite-dealers.com/nwa3159eucrite-bernd.html Gary > > On 13 Jan 2007 at 13:59, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Hello Greg, List, and Eucrite Buffs, > > > > I recently bought Greg

Re: [meteorite-list] NWA 3159 - Vesicular, plutonic eucrite with (pre-)terrestrial crystals?

Gary, many thanks for the URL. Breathtaking photos indeed Bernd, I just cross my fingers the aggregate is not a simple sand grain embedded into the vesicle. I don't want to play the bird for the ill omen but this already happened to me...with some NWA, by definition found in (sandy) desert. Tho

Re: [meteorite-list] NWA 3159 - Vesicular, plutonic eucrite with (pre-)terrestrial crystals?

.! Ingo -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von Gary K. Foote Gesendet: Samstag, 13. Januar 2007 15:45 An: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] NWA 3159 - Vesicular,plutonic eucrite with (pre-)t